Office Practices

Getting Your Practice Started
The QuitWorks Implementation Guide walks you through the easy steps to identify smokers in your practice and enroll them in QuitWorks services. You can also read more about how to enroll your patients in QuitWorks.

If you have questions or need assistance to use QuitWorks, please email us at quitworksinfo@makesmokinghistory.org or call the QuitWorks counselors at
1-800-QUIT-NOW(1-800-784-8669).

What You Do in Three Easy Steps	QuitWorks Takes It From There
1. Identify smokers. Set up a system to identify and document tobacco use by patients.	QW: Calls your patient - Upon receipt of an enrollment form, QuitWorks: Conducts a 10-minute telephone interview to assess readiness to quit Mails a customized Quit Kit Offers multiple counseling options Advises your patient on course of action
2. Talk with patients about tobacco use during an office visit, a hospital stay or outpatient visit. Prescribe pharmacotherapy, if appropriate, for relief of withdrawal symptoms and to aid with stopping smoking. Use the Pharmacotherapy Guide to help you decide which medications are available.	QW: Provides intensive counseling services, on the phone or through referral to in-person services Five proactive telephone counseling sessions Referral to more than 30 community tobacco treatment centers with trained counselors
3. Complete the enrollment form and fax it to QuitWorks at 1-866-560-9113	QW: Provides on-line help at www.Makesmokinghistory.org Expert advice and success stories Access to a warehouse of materials to download to help the patient

We have several tools to help you get started and if you have questions or need assistance using QuitWorks, please email us at quitworksinfo@makesmokinghistory.org or call the QuitWorks counselors at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669).

Tools for When You Start Using QuitWorks
A number of tools are available to help you get started. Brochures, pocket guides, and other materials to help your patients quit smoking can be ordered using the QuitWorks Materials Order Form. All materials are free of charge.

Enrollment Forms: Fill in your practice name, address and fax number and then make copies to start using with your patients. Then enroll patients who smoke in QuitWorks. Download the enrollment form here.

Brochures for Smokers: The brochures can be given to smokers after they have been identified (possibly at check-in) or when talking with them. It can also be used with smokers who are not yet ready to quit or ready to enroll in QuitWorks.

Pocket Dosing Guide for Medications: Prescriptions for FDA approved medications (including over- the- counter medications) are recommended for smokers, unless contraindicated (e.g., pregnancy). Many smokers can affordably access these medications (including over- the- counter patches and, gum) through their health insurance coverage. Be sure to make these dosing guides available to all clinicians in your practice so that patients who smoke can leave your office with a prescription.